---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 165.517"
title: "33"
number: "165.517"
heading: "Safety Zone; Back River, Hampton, VA; Air Show."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/165.517"
---

# §165.517. Safety Zone; Back River, Hampton, VA; Air Show.

- (a) **Location.** The following area is a safety zone: all navigable waters from the shoreline of the Back River contained within the following points: 37°5′34.32″ N, 076°20′47.13″ W; 37°5′38.05″ N, 076°20′36.49″ W; 37°5′30.53″ N, 076°20′31.86″ W.
- (b) **Definitions.** As used in this section, designated representative means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard vessel and a Federal, State, and local officer designated by or assisting the Captain of the Port Sector Virginia (COTP) in the enforcement of the safety zone.
- (c) **Regulations.**
  - (1) Under the general safety zone regulations in [subpart C](/cfr/33/subpartC.md) of this part, you may not be present in, or enter the safety zone described in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section when it is subject to enforcement unless authorized by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative.
  - (2) **To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP or the COTP's representative by VHF-FM Channel 16.** Those in the safety zone must comply with all lawful orders or directions given to them by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative.
- (d) **Enforcement period.** This section will be enforced annually on the third or fourth Friday through Sunday in April or the first or second Friday through Sunday in May from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day during the event.

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2023-20774, 88 FR 20774, Apr. 7, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 79-034, 47 FR 29660, July 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2023-20774, 88 FR 20774, Apr. 7, 2023]